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David Petraeus
United States commander in chief of Central Command
Also known as: David Howell Petraeus
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Aug. 6, 2024, 3:39 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)
Iran response won't lead to full-blown war, says ex-CIA director Petraeus - Iran International
David Petraeus (born November 7, 1952, Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.) is a U.S. army general who was appointed by Pres. George W. Bush to head multinational forces in Iraq (2007–08) and who later served as commander in chief of Central Command (Centcom; 2008–10) and as commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan (2010–11). He later was director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA; 2011–12). Petraeus was the son of Dutch American parents. After graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1974, he was commissioned into the infantry as a second lieutenant. Later, as a ...(100 of 777 words)